Where does “သလို” come from?

သလို (Burmese) comes from Burmese သ, from Pali su, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

သလို (Burmese): like, as, as if

Definitions

  1. like, as, as if

Ancestry of “သလို”, step by step

သလို traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BurmeseသSa, the 31st letter of the Burmese alphabet
2Palisugood; well
3Sanskritसु-good, well
4Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Burmese လို

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလိုto want desire
2Old Burmeseလိဝ်—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Sanskrit सु- →